Tag Archives: Ultravox

Record Review: John Foxx – Metamatic DLX RM [part 1]

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

Eight years ago, I predicted a 3xCD DLX RM of John Foxx’s “Metamatic” but in my naïveté, I had imagined that it was going to manifest by 2013. It’s taken five more years, but it has been out for about … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Corn-Fed New Wave: System 56 – Metro Metro

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

April 1, 2014 System 56: Metro-Metro US 7: [1982] Metro-Metro In The Old World In a word… Wow!  Wow!!! My friend JT hipped me to this incredible Cleveland band that was active for only a few years from 1982-1984 and … Continue reading →

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The End Of An Era: Billy Currie Selling Violin

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

While I was away on [business] travel last week and celebrating my birthday this week, I chanced to get an astonishing email from the contact form on the blog on Monday. Mr. David Myrvold wordlessly sent me the link to … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ City Winery, Nashville 1-23-17

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

Well, I was gone for a few days, so no posts while I was seeing Midge Ure a second time last Monday night on the final date of his 2016-2017 North American Tour. My wife and I enjoyed our first … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry and Midge Ure: Weighing the Differences [part 2]

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

When the last 20 years of Mr. Ure’s solo acoustic US tours are taken into consideration, they weren’t what I was looking for from him, so I didn’t go. I can’t say what sparked the idea of him playing electronic rock … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ The Earl, Atlanta 10-15-16 [part 5]

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

Following “Vienna,” what else could Ure do but perform the bracing follow-up that was “All Stood Still?” It performed the same function on the “Vienna” album, and even here, 36 years later, it still managed to be the final Molotov cocktail from … Continue reading →

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When To Compile…Or Not? A Monk’s Dilemma

Posted on October 6, 2016 by

First and foremost, it’s my job, as the Post-Punk Monk to compile boxed sets of god®. The engine that drives my music loving, record collecting, and graphic design passion is in making vast boxed sets of non-LP material by my … Continue reading →

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